Forum: Conservation
06-03-10, 06:54 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 47,521
The Great Rice Race...
Perhaps a moment of perspective is in order here...
The amounts of energy we're talking about here are very small. in fact we're probably talking about an advantage of one method over another,...
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Forum: Conservation
06-02-10, 06:22 PM
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Replies: 33
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comparing apples to apples...
I don't think that my cooker will hold that much.
From your brief description, I suspect you're cooking white rice.
Tell you what, Why don't you cook up 2 cups of brown short grain rice and let...
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Forum: Conservation
06-02-10, 11:36 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 47,521
Slow Cooker...
This could work, I don't know if it would work better than insulation or if the cooker would work better with a radiant barrier inside the heated area AND insulation outside the heated area.
One...
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Forum: Conservation
06-02-10, 02:04 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 47,521
Revisiting the Rice Cooker Eco-Hack...
I noticed that the rice was well-cooked after the eco-hack, maybe too well...
As previously explained, the mechanism of timing the rice cooker's cook cycle relies on boiling off the cooking...
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Forum: Conservation
11-19-09, 02:59 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 47,521
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Forum: Conservation
11-19-09, 09:23 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 47,521
Coffee Maker Eco-Hack...
My thinking when I did the hack was that if I could prevent heat from radiating away, that I could reduce the amount of energy needed to cook the rice.
The rice cooker is already designed with a...
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Forum: Conservation
10-28-09, 09:02 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 47,521
Rice Cookin' (part 2)...
Here is the data plot for hacked rice cooker using rice that had been soaked overnight:
http://ecorenovator.org/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=425&stc=1&d=1256781098
It was my assumption...
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Forum: Conservation
10-28-09, 05:41 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 47,521
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Forum: Conservation
10-13-09, 05:59 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 47,521
updates...
Well, I'm limited by how fast I can eat rice.
But seriously, I wanted to get my datalogger going but I had misplaced the power sensor box I built. Finally found it, and now the batteries in the...
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Forum: Conservation
10-01-09, 08:48 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 47,521
Daox,
You're reading my tattered mind.
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Daox,
You're reading my tattered mind.
I just got back from the store with enough rice to do the trick.
It all means that I'll have to undo the hacks... but anything for science.
Stay...
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Forum: Conservation
10-01-09, 02:09 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 47,521
Soaking Hack...
Your post reminds me of the practice of soaking dry beans overnight before cooking them.
I suppose the same could be done to rice.
It could turn out that just soaking the rice could save more...
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Forum: Conservation
09-30-09, 07:53 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 47,521
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Forum: Conservation
09-29-09, 12:56 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 47,521
I have read about various approaches to high...
I have read about various approaches to high efficiency cooking, and the low efficiency of normal stoves is always pointed out. most of the heat under a pot is lost as it passes around the pot.
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Forum: Conservation
09-28-09, 01:45 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 47,521
Rice Cooker Eco-Hack
Rice cookers work great, I really like them. I most often have some form of cooked brown rice for breakfast. Load it up with fruit and nuts and a wee touch of molassas and you're talking about...
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